Kim Haerim "Two-Day Lead"... Park Minji and Choi Hyejin 'Cut Off'
Mekkol·Monapark Open Day 2: 1 Under Par, Lee Gippeum 2nd, Lee Soyoung 3rd, Lee Gayoung and Yoo Haeran Tied 4th in Chase
Kim Hae-rim is reading the putting line on the 16th hole on the second day of the Maekcol·Monapark Open. Photo by KLPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a victory battle for "Egg Golfer" Kim Hae-rim (32, Samchully).
On the 3rd, at Birch Hill Golf Club in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Province (par 72, 6,434 yards), during the second day of the KLPGA Tour McCol·Mona Park Open (total prize money 800 million won), she added 1 under par to dominate the top of the leaderboard for two consecutive days (8 under par 136 strokes). Lee Ki-ppeum (27, Chamjoeun Travel) is in 2nd place (7 under par 137 strokes), Lee So-young (24, Lotte) in 3rd place (6 under par 138 strokes), and Lee Ga-young (22, NH Investment & Securities) and Yoo Hae-ran (20, SK Networks) are chasing in a tie for 4th place (5 under par 139 strokes).
Kim Hae-rim started with a one-stroke lead, recording 4 birdies and 3 bogeys. She recovered from a bogey on the 10th hole (par 5) with a birdie on the 11th hole, and from a bogey on the 13th hole with a birdie on the 14th hole (both par 4s), but struggled to reduce her score in the front nine. In the back nine, she maintained her gap from competitors with consecutive birdies on the 1st and 2nd holes. However, a "3-putt bogey" on the 4th hole (par 4) was regrettable. Leading by one stroke, she continued her chance for her 7th career win, her first in 3 years and 2 months since winning the 2018 Kyochon Open.
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Lee So-mi (22, SBI Savings Bank) is tied for 7th place (4 under par 140 strokes), Park Gyeol (25, Samil Pharmaceutical) tied for 15th place (3 under par 141 strokes), and Park Hyun-kyung (21, Korea Land Trust) and Ji Han-sol (25, Dongbu Construction) are tied for 24th place (2 under par 142 strokes). Five-time champion Park Min-ji (23, NH Investment & Securities) fought hard, reducing 2 strokes, but finished tied for 66th place (2 over par 146 strokes), failing to advance to the final round. Choi Hye-jin (22, Lotte) also struggled with 2 over par, finishing tied for 74th place (3 over par 147 strokes) and was cut off.
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